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Definition of Victoria

1. Noun. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901).

2. Noun. (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike.

3. Noun. A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally.

4. Noun. A town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio.

5. Noun. Port city and the capital of Seychelles.

6. Noun. A state in southeastern Australia.

7. Noun. Capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island.

Definition of Victoria

1. n. A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.

2. n. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.

3. n. A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.

4. n. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.

Definition of Victoria

1. Proper noun. (Roman god) The Roman goddess of victory; equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike. ¹

2. Proper noun. ( female given name). ¹

3. Proper noun. A monarch named Queen Victoria, especially Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (reigned 1837-1901). ¹

4. Proper noun. One of the six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent, with its capital at Melbourne. ¹

5. Proper noun. (historical Australia) The British colony in what is now the Australian state of Victoria. ¹

6. Proper noun. The capital of Seychelles. ¹

7. Proper noun. Provincial capital of British Columbia (Canada). ¹

8. Proper noun. Main town of the federal territory of Labuan (Malaysia). ¹

9. Proper noun. Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. ¹

10. Proper noun. The City of Victoria, a settlement in Hong Kong often referred to as its capital ¹

11. Proper noun. (astronomy) (w 12 Victoria), an asteroid. ¹

12. Noun. A type of carriage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Victoria

1. a light carriage [n -S]

Medical Definition of Victoria

1. 1. A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet. 2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front. 3. An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; called also Clio. Victoria cross, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor to members of the British army or navy. It was first bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The recipients also have a pension of £10 a year. Victoria green. See Emerald green, under Green. Victoria lily, the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Victoria

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